Kaspersky security researchers have found rootkit malware that has likely been used in the wild since 2017.
a rootkit named CosmicStrand, located in the firmware images of Gigabyte and ASUS motherboards.
In this case, it could have been used to let attackers install more malware, steal data, and use the machines in botnets. “If so, it would follow that the attackers had prior access to the victim’s computer in order to extract, modify and overwrite the motherboard’s firmware.”
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